(May 11, 2022) - Please join us in congratulating Cape Coral Police Officer Frank Scarlato on receiving a Lifesaving Award, one of the Department’s highest honors.
From Lieutenant Patrick O’Grady’s nomination:
On March 25, 2022, around 2:55 pm, Officer Frank Scarlato responded to a disturbance involving a 12-year-old who was out of control. While Officer Scarlato was in route to the
residence, the juvenile armed himself with a knife and then put the knife down. The male went to the rear of the house and broke out the sliding glass door. The scene was chaotic. The juvenile went to the front of the residence and broke a front window and cut himself. The Grandmother was crying for help and very scared. Officer Scarlato arrived on the scene and saw the juvenile had lost a lot of blood. Officer Scarlato remained calm during the situation and applied a tourniquet to stop the bleeding.
Had Officer Scarlato not remained calm and applied a tourniquet when he did, this could have ended in tragedy.
For this reason, Officer Scarlato received the Lifesaving Award on behalf of Chief Anthony Sizemore, Deputy Chief Michael Catania, and Deputy Chief Darren Mckenna.
Pictured From Left to Right: Deputy Chief Michael Catania, Chief Anthony Sizemore , Officer Frank Scarlato, Deputy Chief Darren McKenna.
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